The Suffolk County Legislature on April 23 failed to pass a “home rule” message needed to move forward state legislation introduced Sen. Ken LaValle to study the feasibility of L.I. statehood and authorize a referendum in November 2015. Since the home rule measure was not endorsed by the county executive, a two-thirds majority was needed to send the home rule message to Albany. The 10-8 vote in favor of the resolution thus fell short.
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